We are a very “lazy”
bunch of people when you get right down it.
We are always looking for an easier way to do ANYTHING! This is true within our business operations
also. So why should it be any different
when it comes to preparing our websites?
Website templates are very affordable and they save you a lot of effort
and time when you want to create a new layout for your website. However, a lot
of people make mistakes in the process of choosing and using a web template and
end up with something that was unlike the image they had in mind. Here are
some guidelines to help you avoid those mistakes.
The first obvious
mistake you should be aware of is using a template that is very popular. If
many people use the same template, your website will not appear unique at all
and your credibility as a solid, different website will be tarnished. In other
words, you will appear generic just like your next-door neighbors. You’ve seen those “cookie cutter” home
communities that were most popular many years ago. Every home on the block looked like the ones
beside it. Today people want their home
to be more unique and “stand-out” from the rest. The same should be true with your website.
To whole point of
using a web template is to save time and effort. You just change the title and
appropriate details and you're done. The biggest mistake one makes is to customize
the template beyond recognition. While that may be good in the sense that
you're creating a unique graphic, you're undermining your very purpose of using
a web template – that is saving time
and effort.
However, on the
opposite side, if a template you purchase is suitable but some changes must be
made to suit your site's theme, then you will have to take some time to make
the changes. For example, you can find a very nice template that suits your
hobby site except the original designer has put an image of stamps in the
header. You can find images of garden plants and spades to replace the stamps
for your gardening hobby site. However, only make the necessary changes and
don't redesign the whole template.
In some
circumstances, some people simply make the wrong choice of templates. This is a
very subjective issue but you have to be careful in selecting templates to suit
your audience. Do not choose templates just because they look “cute”; choose
them because they serve your purpose.
Templates may be just the help you are seeking, but take the time to
make sure it get “exactly” the one you need to create YOUR amazing website!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"Be original. Be unique.
But be better than yourself!"
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